This Date In Padre Baseball - August 16

        THIS DATE IN PADRE BASEBALL

1998 SEASON

Padres Split Doubleheader

Padres 4 Brewers 0 (Game 1)

Brewers 4 Padres 2 (Game 2)

Kevin Brown (15-4) was masterful, tossing a complete game 1-hit shut out in the day game of the double header. He also responsible for the first Padre run, driving in 2 with 2 outs in the 2nd inning.

Kevin Brown gave up the only hit with 2 outs in the 7th inning to Jeromy Burnitz to end his bid for the first no-hitter in Padre history.

Game 2 didn't go the Friar way, with a 2-1 lead vanishing on 2 pitches from Joey Hamilton (10-10), both first pitch fastballs sent over the wall to hand the Brewers the lead for good.

News and Notes -  Brown's 1-hitter is the 19th in franchise history.

Standings: 

SDP	80	44	.645	--
SFG	66	58	.532	14.0
LAD	62	62	.500	18.0
COL	57	67	.460	23.0
ARI	46	77	.374	33.5

HOT FRIAR: Jim Leyritz, 2 for 4, bring his average to an even .300

COLD FRIAR: James Mouton, in for the injured Gwynn, 0 for 4, hitting .186

Notable games of August 16

PADRES FRANCHISE RECORD ON THIS DATE = 20-27 .426

Game 118 1992 - @Reds 12 Padre 2

For the second time during the 1992 season, the Padres allow a season high 12 runs, allowing 15 hits without a home run.

GAME OF THE DATE

Game 124 1996 - The Padres defeat the Mets 15–10 in the opener of a three-game series in Monterrey, Mexico — the first, regular-season, Major League game ever played outside the United States and Canada. Mexican native Fernando Valenzuela is credited with the win. Steve Finley, Ken Caminiti, John Flaherty and Greg Vaughn all homer for the Padres.

Padres Making MLB Debuts on August 16

2001

Jeremy Fikac

Age - 26

Position - RP

Stat Line - W, 1 IP, 3 K (Benny Agbayani, Vance Wilson, Jay Peyton) in a 6-5 victory of the Mets at the Q.

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 19th round of the 1998 amateur draft.

Sent to the Oakland Athletics by the San Diego Padres as part of a conditional deal. (January 2, 2003)

Padre Career:  88 games over 2 seasons, posting a 6-7 record with a 4.25 ERA

2008

Chad Reineke

Age - 26

Position - SP

Stat Line - W, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K in a 8-3 victory over the Phillies at Petco Park.

Traded by the Houston Astros to the San Diego Padres for Randy Wolf. (July 22, 2008)

Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Oakland Athletics for a player to be named later. (April 2, 2009)

Padre Career:  4 games (3 starts) during the 2008 season, posting a 2-1 record with a 5.00 ERA

Transactions of August 16

1999

Sold Carlos Baerga to the Cleveland Indians.

•  2B Baerga, signed as a free agent on June 6, appeared in 33 games during the 1999 season, hitting .250 with 2 HR and 5 RBI. Originally signed as an amateur free agent in 1985 and traded to Cleveland in 1989.

2002

Released Mark Sweeney.

•  OF/1B Sweeney, signed for the second time in 2002 on August 13, did not appear in a game during this 3 day stretch. Overall, he appeared in 376 games over the 4 seasons, hitting .265 with 13 HR and 78 RBI.

2007

Signed Brady Clark as a free agent.

•  OF Clark would go on to appear in 21 games during the 2007 season, hitting .306 with 0 HR and 6 RBI. Released after the 2007 season.

2017

Jered Weaver voluntarily retired.

•  P Weaver, signed as a free agent on February 19, made 9 starts during the 2017 season, posting a 0-5 record with a 7.44 ERA